Dominique Monami vs Irina Spirlea — Kremlin Cup Quarter-final
Kremlin Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 October 1997
carpet
Monami D.6-2 6-4
Spirlea I.
Monami D.
662
Spirlea I.
24–
Dominique Monami defeated Irina Spirlea 6-2 6-4 in the Kremlin Cup quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Spirlea came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Dominique Monami narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Dominique Monami dropped just 6 games past Irina Spirlea.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 | Rome | R64 | clay | Dominique Monami | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2000-02-07 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Dominique Monami | 6-1 RET |
| 1998-11-16 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Irina Spirlea | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-10-12 | Zurich | QF | hard | Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1997-06-09 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-05-05 | Rome | R16 | clay | Irina Spirlea | 6-1 6-3 |
Draw
Quarter-finals
Novotna J.
Williams V.
7-56-4
Monami D.
Spirlea I.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Testud S.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-17-6
R16
Testud S.
Habsudova K.
6-23-67-6
Sugiyama A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-47-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Makarova E.
6-36-0
Monami D.
Sukova H.
6-27-6
Spirlea I.
Savchenko L.
6-47-6
Novotna J.
Po Messerli K.
6-06-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-0
Martinez C.
Schnyder P.
7-52-66-1
R32
Makarova E.
Basuki Y.
5-4
Po Messerli K.
Williams S.
6-37-6
Monami D.
Huber A.
5-76-46-3
Sukova H.
Lucic M.
6-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Zvereva N.
6-47-6
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Paulus B.
7-56-3
Testud S.
Kruger J.
6-37-6
Habsudova K.
Maleeva M.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Farina Elia S.
Appelmans S.
3-67-66-1
Williams V.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-3
Savchenko L.
Labat F.
3-66-36-1